to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
retention; maintenance; preservation
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
for example; for instance; e.g.
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
battlefield; battleground
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be dead; to be lifeless
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
proposal; offer; request; application
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
fourth day of the month; four days
without eating or drinking
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine